crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

One Strike and You’re Out: In Relationship Era, Bad PR Pitches Will not Be Tolerated – [link]. One Strike and You’re Out: In Relationship Era, Bad PR Pitches Will not Be Tolerated – [link]. Free Graphic Design Software Reviews And An Amazing Showcase – [link]. Best of the 2011 – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

PR is mostly ineffective when companies step on social media landmines – [link]. PR is mostly ineffective when companies step on social media landmines – [link]. PR is mostly ineffective when companies step on social media landmines – [link]. 70 Best Illustrator Tutorials From 2011 – [link].

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

Are you trying to build buzz, but don’t have the cash to launch a full-fledged PR campaign? I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. In other words, you should focus first on a great product/service, and only after you’ve achieved that worry about PR.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

September 1, 2011 09:04:39 Reply 0 Flag this comment jamespmedd Follow Interesting information but an awful looking infographic! September 1, 2011 09:04:39 Reply 0 Flag this comment jamespmedd Follow Interesting information but an awful looking infographic! Whom is he or she connected to? To each his own. Pretty terrible.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Mega menu design trends in ecommerce: 2011 vs. 2014 | Econsultancy – crowdspring.co/1plL1t0. The Noob Guide to Web Design | 1stwebdesigner – crowdspring.co/1qlMsNi. What’s on the MENU? What’s on the MENU?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2012

Facebook Now Earns 23% More Per Impression Than In Q1 2011 – [link]. Why Startups Shouldn’t Hire PR Firms – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Mobile-Ad Spending Projected to Reach $2.61B in 2012 - [link]. – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2011

It may be hard to remember that there was a time when people in the agile software development community thought Lean Startup was incompatible with agile practices. Brad Smith is the CEO of Intuit, one of the most successful software companies in Silicon Valley. No BS, no vanity metrics, no launches, no PR.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

The image above is taken in Takotna, Alaska during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 9, 2011. More phenomenal photos from 2011 are in the Other section below. The State of Social Marketing 2011 – 2012 – [link]. Last Collection Of Creative Ads For 2011 – [link]. Small Businesses and Startups: Worst.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2011 Version – [link]. Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2011 Version – [link]. The 50 funniest tweets of 2011- [link]. 20 Best Free Fonts From 2011 – [link]. 20 Best Free Fonts From 2011 – [link]. – [link].

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

One of the things that gets the attention of buyers is effective PR. The more PR the better if you want to attract buyers. The more PR the better if you want to attract buyers. Nordstrom bought the flash sales site Hautelook for $270 million in 2011. Buyers use lists like the Inc. Develop and Build Your Email List.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

March 25, 2011 at 7:00 am. March 25, 2011 at 12:58 pm. March 25, 2011 at 12:59 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:04 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:12 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:13 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:29 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:34 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:36 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:40 pm.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 15, 2019

Thanks to Brandy Runyan, Black Diamond PR Firm, LLC ! #2- In 2011, I began learning about hair restoration and started North Atlanta Hair Restoration in 2012. Thanks to Niesha Kennedy, Kennedy Robinson PR ! #12- This was followed by moderate success in starting my own cloud-based HR software. Photo Credit: Sandeep Todi.

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Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Wednesday, August 03, 2011. software. (10). ▼ 2011. (2). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Cracking The Code. Posted by Philippe Botteri.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

5 Design Trends That Small Businesses Can Use in 2011 – [link]. Building Great Software: Less is More – [link]. Building Great Software: Less is More – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Need a logo? – [link].

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2021

For software products, they would be the operating systems with big market shares: iOS, Android, web, Mac, and PC. Steve Jobs once said that if you are really serious about software, you should build your own hardware. You can think of these hardware form factors as software delivery vehicles. Delivery platforms. Sales channels.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Useful reminder about importance of saying “No&# when building software – [link]. Fundry – Crowdfunding software development – [link]. Useful reminder about importance of saying “No&# when building software – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 13, 2012

PR to come to grips with Data (or not) – [link]. Wow – $99,344,382 pledged on Kickstarter in 2011. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Good LeWeb talk by Jeremiah Owyang about scaling your business to leverage social media – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2011

The 2011 Trends Driving Rural Small Business, my annual look ahead: [link]. Three economic trends for 2011 (fueled by startup goodness) – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. 4 Predictions for Web Design in 2011 – [link].

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. software. (10). ► 2011. (2). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Cracking The Code. Monday, January 16, 2012. BlablaCar - Travel Revolution. Portfolio. (3).

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2011

50 Fresh and Beautiful Free Fonts from 2011 – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. 50 Fresh and Beautiful Free Fonts from 2011 – [link]. 13 Dark Colored Websites For Inspiration Of 2011 – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. My hope for 2011: Companies just decide to stop sucking – [link]. 4 Social Media Marketing Predictions for 2011 – [link]. Good WSJ summary of the mobile industry in 2010 and what’s to come in 2011 – [link]. Focus on Enterprise or SMB Accounts?

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. software. (10). ► 2011. (2). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Cracking The Code. Sunday, November 07, 2010. A Quick & Funny Summary of AdTech.

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Software Review Technical Review Europe Cloud 59

Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). Almost certainly accounting is a support service and should be outsourced (unless, perhaps, you’re selling accounting software and you need to eat your own dogfood!). PR/Marketing.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Ten small business tax planning tips for 2010!

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Cracking the Code

APRIL 13, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Software 2.0: How the use of internet is transforming the software industry. In the past seven years, Internet has changed the business landscape and software has not been an exception to the rule.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 19, 2011

42 Fresh PS Tutorials In Early 2011 – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Top 10 Tech Investing Trends For 2011 – [link]. Accelerated Design: Streamline Your Workflow – [link]. 35 Beautiful Type-Based Logos – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2011

The 7 Restaurant Industry Trends of 2011 – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. The 7 Restaurant Industry Trends of 2011 – [link]. Marketing 101: Branding your business in a competitive environment – [link].

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. While the group sentiment for 2010 did not improve significantly vs. November 2009, the projections for 2011 are now a lot more optimistic - 42% higher 2011 aggregated EBITDA announced in March 2010 vs. the November 09!

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Software Review Technical Review Cloud Forecast 63

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Today’s issue of crowdSPRING’s smallbiz newsletter (marketing, strategy, 2011 outlook) – [link]. Book Covers: 75+ Awesome Designed Books – [link]. The Best Parent Fails – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. What if someone had to build a brand for … Santa?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

But when it’s all over and they define the era of this mini run up in stock prices I suspect they’ll include 2011 in the “over valued&# category. Or Salesforce.com who rose to prominence in this same period where they were ramping up PR and shouting from mountain tops when everybody else in the market was mute.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 25, 2012

If you’re interested you can read about one of my acquisitions from a few years back in a post titled The Inside Story of a Small Software Acquisition. After co-hosting MicroConf in early 2011 I was on the prowl for the next big thing. The site was once great; marketed by a high-end NYC PR firm.

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Acquisition Software Review Fresno Algorithm 63

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. software. (10). ► 2011. (2). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Cracking The Code. Wednesday, February 24, 2010. A funny perspective on Google innovation.

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Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 54

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. May 7, 2011 03:05:36 Reply 0 Flag this comment jpp123 Follow A CTO needs to have vision of their own, not just share the company vision. Was debating between two candidates.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Business Software. The 2011 Inc. The 2011 Top Lists. We had a rough time early on," says Parker, president and chief technology officer of Roving Software Inc. , Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire. Copyright © 2011 Mansueto Ventures LLC. TECHNOLOGY. Internet and Online Business. Technology.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 14, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. software. (10). ► 2011. (2). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Cracking The Code. Thursday, January 14, 2010. Happy New Year 2010! A bit of French humor.

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Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 48

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The New Bubble : (2011 – 2014): Here we go again…. (If Software companies had to buy specialized computers and license expensive software. Rules For the New Bubble: 2011 -2014. Rules for building a company in 2011 are different than they were in 2008 or 1998. 1970 – 1995: The Golden Age. The New Exits.

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